Barney J. Schoby (January 14, 1939 – June 9, 2026) was an American teacher and politician in Mississippi. He was an Adams County Supervisor from 1974 to 1980 and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1980 to 1997.1 He was the first African American to serve on the Adams County Board of Supervisors.2
Life and career
Barney Schoby was 32-year-old school teacher in 1971 when he was photographed during his campaign for a state senate seat. Charles Evers was a candidate for governor.3
In 1997 he represented District 94 in the Mississippi House of Representatives.4
Schoby was a co-plaintiff challenging a redistricting plan he alleged discriminated against black voters.5
He was appointed to Mississippi's Workmen's Compensation Commission and reappointed.1
Schoby died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 87.6
References
References
- "Governor Musgrove Reappoints Barney Schoby To Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Commission" (PDF). da.mdah.ms.gov. June 28, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- Service, Jackson Advocate News (January 15, 2024). "Natchez Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade slated for Monday, Jan. 15". Jackson Advocate.
- Images, Historic. "1971 Press Photo Barney Schoby, William Smith & Joh n Woods of Miss". Historic Images.
- "Representative Barney Schoby". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us.
- "Reverend Leon Howard and Barney Schoby, Individually and Onbehalf of All Others Similarly Situated,plaintiffs-appellants-cross Appellees, v. Adams County Board of Supervisors et al.,defendants-appellees Cross Appellants, 453 F.2d 455 (5th Cir. 1972)". Justia Law.
- Barney J. Schoby